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USGS usp0000ex3

4 Feb 1976, 09:01

7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala

A magnitude 7.5 mw earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km N of Los Amates, Guatemala?

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15.324000, -89.101000

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M 7.7

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28 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000ex3
Coordinates
15.324, -89.101
Network
us
Significance
865